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Environmental Services, Inc. (ESI) is pleased to announce Stewart McMorrow as its most recent hire. Mr. McMorrow's title is Senior Scientist in the Forestry, Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Division of the company. He is based in Lake Tahoe, California, thus expanding ESI's national footprint as it relates to office locations. Mr. McMorrow is a CA Registered Professional Forester #2878 and SAF Certified Forester #164651. His responsibilities at ESI include managing third party validations and verifications in the U.S. and in remote, international locations.

In layman terms, he will confirm that each of ESI's third party verification project fits within the protocol that must be followed. He joins ESI with over twelve years of project management experience and is a 1996 graduate of California Polytechnic State University. In addition to his work at ESI, Mr. McMorrow is a freelance arborist. He also has plentiful experience with salmon restoration as a wildlife biologist working in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Mr. McMorrow began working for ESI in October 2011 and his first job was in Uganda. It was a twelve-day adventure that revolved around meeting with subsistence level farmers, who  grow trees specifically for carbon projects. Without revealing the client's confidential details, for this project, Mr. McMorrow counted trees in groves, met local community members and verified how the project impacted the community. In order to do that, he spent significant time with a variety of community members and visited sample sets of groves in remote areas of Uganda.

When asked how he assimilates into global cultures, Mr. McMorrow explains."Each of these verification projects is unique. I'm always extremely aware that I am a guest in each country I visit. It's important to respect the culture and traditions. We do our homework before each project."

Mr. McMorrow's next trip for ESI will be in Bolivia. He'll be working in the Bolivian rainforest and his accommodations will be rustic camp sites. These remote locations sometimes leave him feeling vulnerable. To alleviate that, he carries a GPS unit called a "Spot Device" that can be used for emergency situations.

No "stranger to danger," Mr. McMorrow once had a job that involved hooting for Spotted Owls, which is done at midnight at known habitats for the species. He would bring a treat for the owl and patiently wait for an owl to swoop down for the treat. Then, he would literally chase the owl through woods in the pitch black forest as the owl flew towards his mate. During this job, he once had a mountain lion cross in front of him - luckily while Mr. McMorrow was in his SUV - but he continued to finish the job despite the potential danger.

He's not afraid of bears either and considers them overgrown rats. Mr. McMorrow and his family live directly beside a protected wilderness area and, often, bears will break into vacant houses and start fires in the kitchen as they destroy the interior of the home  as they search for food. Mr. McMorrow has a lot of experience with these situations because he is also a community volunteer firefighter.

As for his personal life, Mr. McMorrow and his family live in Lake Tahoe, California, an international destination for sports addicts. In fact, Mr. McMorrow is an extreme sports fanatic and has been that way all of his life. Though he stands 6'5" Mr. McMorrow has never played basketball and, instead, prefers back country skiing and mountain biking with his family. All are international travelers and they especially enjoyed their trip to New Zealand. In addition to their home in the Sierra Mountains, the McMorrows own land in Costa Rica where Mr. McMorrow enjoys extreme surfing.

Mr. McMorrow looks forward to more adventures while working in exotic locations for ESI. He says, "I'm excited to be working in the Carbon market because of the market's potential for growth."

Contact Info
California
Stewart McMorrow, Senior Scientist
CA Registered Professional Forester #2878
SAF Certified Forester #164651
313 Alder Street, Tahoma, California 96142
PHONE: 530-525-6692 Phone | CELL: 530-412-1221
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